This document contains the declaration, recommendation, approval, acknowledgement, and table of contents sections of a student project report submitted to fulfill the requirements for a Bachelor's degree. The student declares that the work presented in the report is their original work and has not been submitted elsewhere. The internal and external supervisors recommend the acceptance of the report. The research evaluation committee approves the report after a successful presentation and evaluation. In the acknowledgement, the student thanks their supervisors, university staff, friends, family, and participants for their support and contributions to completing the project report. The table of contents provides an outline of the contents of the full report.

1. I
DECLARATION
I, hereby, declare that the work presented in this project report entitled
"Impacts of Auto Business on Economic Status of Auto Drivers: A Study in
Birendranagar, Surkhet" in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of
Bachelor Degree of Mid-western University, Birendranagar, Surkhet is an authentic
record of my own research work carried out under the internal supervision of Mr.
Ramesh Prasad Gautam and external supervision of Mr. Amrit Kumar Sharma
Gaire.
I also declare that work embodied in the present project report is my original
work and has not submitted by me for any other degree in any university.
Date:
…………………
Gobindra Bikram Shahi

2. II
RECOMMENDATION
I am pleased to certify that Mr. Gobindra Bikram Shahi has completed his
project report entitled "Impacts of Auto Business on Economic Status of Auto
Drivers: A Study in Birendranagar, Surkhet" as a partial fulfillment of the
requirement for Bachelor in Business Studies (BBS) degree under our supervision
following the respective guidelines for paper documentation.
I, therefore, recommend the project report for acceptance and approval.
……………………….
Mr. Ramesh Prasad Gautam
Internal Supervisor
Lecturer, Mid-western University

3. III
APPROVAL - SHEET
Following a successful presentation and evaluation by the Research
Evaluation Committee, this report "Impacts of Auto Business on Economic Status
of Auto Drivers: A Study in Birendranagar, Surkhet" by Gobindra Bikram Shahi
has been accepted and forwarded to the University for awarding Bachelor in Business
Studies (BBS) Degree.
Research Evaluation Committee
Mr. Bir Bahadur Paudel Signature: …………
(Campus Chief)
Prof. Dr. Deep Bahadur Rawal Signature: …………
(Member)
Mr. Purnaman Shrestha Signature: …………
(Member)
Mr. Amrit Kumar Sharma Gaire Signature: …………
(Member)
Mr. Dinesh Kumar Panta Signature: …………
(Member)
Mr. Manoj Paudel Signature: …………
(Member)
Mr. Ramesh Prasad Gautam Signature: …………
(Internal Supervisor)
Mr. Amrit Kumar Sharma Gaire Signature: …………
(External Supervisor)
Date: 2074/04/05 III

4. IV
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I feel glad to present the project report entitled "Impacts of Auto Business on
Economic Status of Auto Drivers: A Study in Birendranagar, Surkhet" which is
especially for the partial fulfillment of the degree of Bachelor in Business Studies
(BBS). The main motto of the study is to investigate the impacts of auto business on
the economic status of auto drivers. Undertaking the Bachelor Degree is truly a
difficult and challenging journey. Despite being a tough task, tremendous support and
indescribable inspiration from various individuals lead to the successful completion of
the journey.
First, I would like to express my immense gratitude towards my distinguished
Mr. Ramesh Prasad Gautam (Internal Supervisor), Mr. Amrit Kumar Sharma Gaire
(External Supervisor) and respected Mr. Manoj Paudel for their valuable support,
inspiration and guidance during the entire period. Similarly, I would like to
acknowledge Campus Chief Mr. Bir Bahadur Paudel for his continuous inspiration
and support for my Bachelor Degree.
Similarly, I would like to express my special gratitude to my parents and
family for continuous inspiration and guidance.
The acknowledgement will not be complete without recognizing the cooperation and
help of the customers who provided me their valuable time for completing this report.
I would like to thank all my friends for academic assistance and my relatives who are
the source of inspiration and motivation for the successful completion of this report.
Last but not the least I would like to express my deep gratitude towards all the helping
hands who were directly or indirectly involved during any stage of the research.
Gobindra Bikram Shahi

5. V
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION I
RECOMMENDATION II
APPROVAL SHEET III
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IV
TABLE OF CONTENTS V
LIST OF TABLES VII
LIST OF FIGURES VIII
ABBREVIATIONS IX
CHAPTER – I: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background 1
1.2 Justification of the Study 3
1.3 Objectives of the Study 4
1.4 Research Questions of the Study 4
1.5 Conceptual Framework 4
1.6 Research Methodology 6
1.7 Limitations of the Study 8
1.8 Organization of the Study 8
CHAPTER – II: PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
2.1 Age of the Respondents 9
2.2 Education of the Respondents 10
2.3 Marital Status of the Respondents 11
2.4 Duration of Involvement in Driving 11
2.5 Duration of Involvement in Auto Driving 12
2.6 Other Vehicles Driven before Driving Auto 13
2.7 Type of Other Vehicles Driven 14
2.8 Satisfaction with Driving Auto 15

6. VI
2.9 Ownership of Auto 15
2.10 Time of Driving Auto Daily 16
2.11 Distance Driven Daily 17
2.12 Passengers Served Daily 18
2.13 Monthly Income from Auto Driving 19
2.14 Other Source of Income 20
2.15 Monthly Income from other Source of Income 21
2.16 Household Expenditure from Auto Driving 22
2.17 Major Area of Expenditure 23
2.18 Future Savings 23
2.19 Monthly Savings 24
2.20 Place of Saving 25
2.21 Investment 26
2.22 Place of Investment 27
2.23 Change in Lifestyle 27
2.24 Change in Economic Status 28
2.25 Findings 29
CHAPTER – III: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
3.1 Summary 32
3.2 Conclusion 32
3.3 Recommendations 33
REFERENCES
APPENDIX

7. VII
LIST OF TABLES
Table No. Description Page No.
1 Age of the Respondents 9
2 Education of the Respondents 10
3 Marital Status of the Respondents 11
4 Duration of Involvement in Driving 12
5 Duration of Involvement in Auto Driving 13
6 Other Vehicles Driven before Driving Auto 14
7 Type of Other Vehicles Driven 14
8 Satisfaction with Driving Auto 15
9 Ownership of Auto 16
10 Time of Driving Auto Daily 16
11 Distance Driven Daily 17
12 Passengers Served Daily 18
13 Monthly Income from Auto Driving 19
14 Other Source of Income 20
15 Monthly Income from other Source of Income 21
16 Household Expenditure from Auto Driving 22
17 Major Area of Expenditure 23
18 Future Savings 24
19 Monthly Savings 24
20 Place of Saving 25
21 Investment 26
22 Place of Investment 27
23 Change in Lifestyle 27
24 Change in Economic Status 28

8. VIII
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure No. Description Page No.
1 Age of the Respondents 10
2 Education of the Respondents 10
3 Marital Status of the Respondents 11
4 Duration of Involvement in Driving 12
5 Duration of Involvement in Auto Driving 13
6 Other Vehicles Driven before Driving Auto 14
7 Type of Other Vehicles Driven 15
8 Ownership of Auto 16
9 Time of Driving Auto Daily 17
10 Distance Driven Daily 18
11 Passengers Served Daily 19
12 Monthly Income from Auto Driving 20
13 Other Source of Income 20
14 Monthly Income from other Source of Income 21
15 Household Expenditure from Auto Driving 22
16 Major Area of Expenditure 23
17 Future Savings 24
18 Monthly Savings 25
19 Place of Saving 26
20 Investment 26
21 Place of Investment 27
22 Change in Lifestyle 28
23 Change in Economic Status 29

9. IX
ABBREVIATIONS
BBS Bachelor of Business Studies
CNG Compressed Natural Gas
LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas
MU Mid-western University
RTA Regional Transport Authority
TVS Thirukkurungudi Vengaram Sundram